On February 26, 2024, at the University of Algiers 3, the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Mr. Kamel Baddari, oversaw a ceremony honouring 17 elite student athletes who won medals at the international competitions held in January 2024.
During this ceremony, the minister said: “Today, we celebrate together the honouring of the decorated athletes during the sports competitions that we gave the starting signal to on September, 2023. The results began to appear, and the rate of participation of the student athletes in different national teams in all sports and disciplines has reached nearly 50%. Positive results for the participation of Algerian students in these teams, which represent Algerian sports locally, nationally, and internationally.
The minister also highlighted the support and interest paid by the President of the Republic, Mr. Abdelmadjid Tebboune, to university sports, which is, according to the president: “a reservoir for the national elite,”pointing out that, in accordance with the outputs of the council of ministers held on April 16, 2023, where the president of the Republic instructed the need to encourage university sports so that we can be a national elite representing Algeria in international events, a soft power that dazzles the world with science and sports, and a light that illuminates the international community through the participation of Algerian students in various competitions.